Calls for the Football Association to reform English football have grown in recent years following the failed ‘Project Big Picture’ and European Super League projects
The Premier League’s so-called ‘Big Six’ have been outvoted by the remaining 14 top-flight clubs in a blow to their hopes of keeping Champions League cash for themselves.
The Premier League has received a mandate from its clubs by a vote of 14-6 to start discussing a new deal with the EFL and FA that will amend English football’s wealth distribution system, despite the ‘Big Six’ questioning the proposals – dubbed the “New Deal for Football”- and how much they would be forced to contribute.
Around £170million more is expected to be given to EFL clubs each year and parachute payments will be cut to limit the amount of teams that yo-yo between the Premier League and the Championship. More money from UEFA competitions is set to be used.
As first reported by The Times, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool and the two Manchester clubs are concerned that European regulars will have to contribute more under the proposals. As such, they want each club’s contribution to mirror their Premier League income and European cash to go untouched.